Where does “skuuppi” come from?

skuuppi (Finnish) comes from English scoop, from Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch scoep, from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

skuuppi (Finnish): scoop news learned and reported before anyone else

Definitions

  1. scoop news learned and reported before anyone else

Ancestry of “skuuppi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoopAny cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a...
2Middle Englishscopescoop
3Middle Dutchscoep—
4Proto-Germanicskuppǭ—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
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